Joseph Ho

3 weeks ago | johnmenadue.com | Joseph Ho

Under the Labor party governments of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard between 2007 and 2013, Australia succeeded in anchoring its relations with China on mutually beneficial grounds. While reaping the economic upsides of the peaceful rise of China, Australia also hedged against a situation where an emergent China might mean political domination in the region, which could be perceived as detrimental to Australia’s national interests. This strategy could be termed “accommodation with soft balancing”.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Joseph Ho

Yukon NDP Leader Kate White said Wednesday that a private member's bill aimed at tightening rules for political donations is not the one she'll "take to the finish line."The party introduced Bill 309 on Monday. If passed, it would amend the territory's Elections Act to ban political donations from people living outside the Yukon, as well as from businesses, corporations, industry associations, unions and professional organizations.

Apr 4, 2024 | broadsheet.com.au | Joseph Ho

When it launched in 2013, Noble Rot magazine quickly set an adventurous precedent for wine editorial. Based in London, founders Dan Keeling, who swapped a career in A&R to pursue his developing wine obsession, and Mark Andrew, now a Master of Wine, have carved out a publishing niche that felt equally informative and interesting, consistently approachable and always entertaining. This was content that wine lovers wanted.

Feb 12, 2024 | argusmedia.com | Joseph Ho

South Korean battery manufacturer SK On has secured the option to source natural graphite anode products from US-based mineral company Westwater Resources through a conditional offtake agreement. The expanded partnership comes after the two firms agreed last year to jointly develop anode materials that will be customised for SK On's batteries.

Dec 13, 2023 | argusmedia.com | Joseph Ho

Australian producer Pacific Nickel Mines will load its first shipment of 60,000t of nickel ore to mining firm Glencore next week. The nickel ore from Pacific Nickel Mines' Kolosori project on Solomon Islands' Isabel island will first be loaded onto four 3,000t barges that will send the ore to Glencore, which has scheduled a transport ship that is likely to arrive on 19 December, Pacific Nickel Mines said on 14 December. The average nickel grade is expected to be over 1.75pc.